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Saturday, October 05, 2013

Jennifer Faye: Digging Deep and then Going Deeper…

Hi. Thanks so much for having me. I’m really excited to
share my new release with you. It is a very special story for me in many ways.
And I’m thrilled to be able to share this story of love and forgiveness with others.

When I set out to write SNOWBOUND
WITH THE SOLDIER, I knew some of the basic facts but not much more than
that. I knew it would be a holiday romance. Then I started to think about the
greatest gifts at Christmastime. And I’m not talking about the amazing electronic
gadgets that Santa delivers or the packages wrapped in bright bows and colorful
wrapping paper.

I think the greatest gift is family…love. But for there to
be a loving relationship, there has to be room for forgiveness. Because as much
I as love to think that I’m perfect (ROFL, gathers self and continues), my
hubby could probably disprove this notion in a heartbeat. He keeps me grounded.
;-) So love is give and take, love and forgiveness, as needed.

I also knew that Jason and Kara had been engaged, but then
Jason suddenly dumped Kara at a Christmas dance and left town. That’s not
something you can easily overcome. There’s a song “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”
which got me thinking that a person could go home, but it wouldn’t be easy…not
after leaving so abruptly, swearing you’d never come back and being gone for
seven years. I had to keep going, digging deeper.

I knew that for there to be a chance for renewed love
between Kara and Jason there had to be compassion and understanding. And this
meant digging up buried history and unraveling the woven strings of the past. That
is never an easy task for anyone, especially with so many emotions and secrets
tangled within those old gnarled knots.

Their story was a hot mess of why had this or that happen.
And would they be courageous enough to trust each other with the secrets of their
pasts…

"When
you left Pleasant Valley, you swore you'd never return. So what happened? What
finally changed your mind?"

His expression hardened. If he'd been expecting
a warm welcome, he'd been sadly mistaken.

He shrugged. "Things change."

Well, most things did, and generally not for the
better, but not in Jason's case. He hadn't gained so much as a beer gut or a
receding hairline. Even the jagged scar on his face added to his sexiness.

Kara's gaze rose to meet his. At first glance,
she thought his intense blue eyes were the same as she remembered, but a closer
inspection revealed a hard glint in them. He no longer resembled the warm,
lighthearted guy she'd dated for nearly four years. Or had he been that way all
along? Had those rose-colored glasses she'd been wearing back then obscured his
real character? Had she ever truly known him at all?

Jason hitched his thumbs in his jeans pockets.
"I'm sorry about what happened between us. I handled it poorly."

"You certainly did."

"If I could explain, I would, but I
can't—"

Do you like books that have secrets? As a reader, do you enjoy knowing the
secret before the main character? What’s the last book that had a secret that
had you flipping the pages to find out the answer?

It has been seven long years since Kara Jameson last saw Jason
Greene. Returning home as a wounded war hero, Jason looks a shell of the man
she once knew. Yet her heart still skips a beat as if it was yesterday….

Stepping back into civilian life, Jason looks to Kara for help.
But there's too much water under the bridge—not to mention too much lingering
attraction.

But it seems that the mountain weather has other ideas, and when
Kara and Jason end up snowbound together they are forced to confront the ghosts
of Christmas past.

Jennifer Faye is a
two-time RT Book Reviews TOP PICK author. Maybe that’s partly due to the fact
that she has spent most of her life with her nose in one book or another. It
was only natural that she dreamed of becoming a romance writer and spinning the
tales of the imaginary people running around in her mind. But first life took
her on a couple of detours. Refusing to give up on her dreams, she finally
succeeded in getting her name on a book cover. She currently resides in
Pennsylvania with her very, very patient husband, one amazing daughter (the
other remarkable daughter has flown the coop to chase her own dreams) and two
spoiled rotten cats. When she’s not glued to her laptop writing another
contemporary romance (which isn’t often) or enjoying some family time, she
loves to get lost in a good book, cross-stitch, embroider, quilt, knit, watch
hockey (go Pittsburgh Penguins!), and garden. Jennifer loves to hear from
readers--you can contact her via her website.

So many times, and it's cool with me. The truth is, I don't flip pages just to find out the answers to that "secrets". I feel like, I'm cheating, it's really silly. Anyway, I'm currently reading Lila Dipascua's "A Midnight Dance" a book full of secrets and revenge. :)

I can't believe I'm saying this but well I'm really getting into a little Christmas spirit right now..seeing all the Christmas books...I can't wait to get my book..Amazon says I'm supposed to get today...I love Jennifer Faye...I fell in love with Rancher to the Rescue and now she has become one of my favorite authors...I know others who have said the same thing...

I'm a massive Xmas nut & this story sounds like my cup of tea :) secrets can add a really interesting twist to a story, but i don't like to know everything up front. It's better to be surprised along with the character, that way you experience more of the emotions yourself, which i like.

I like secrets as long as they make sense to me. Sometimes you wonder why the H/h didn't let the cat out of the bag when given a chance, but usually the author is pretty good about holding the suspense (with seemingly good reason) until a later moment.Can't recall the last book I read with secrets. In some ways, they ALL seem to have secrets, with some just bigger than others. I have read a lot of sheikh stories lately with big secrets kept till 3/4 or more through the story (usually by Olivia Gates, as I'm getting caught up on her books at the moment).I am looking forward to reading this book, as well as Rancher to the Rescue. I didn't read the above excerpt, etc., as I prefer to not "taint" the story. You see, sometimes a book stays in my TBR pile for months and when I get to it, I think I've read it before but later realize I had only read an excerpt instead. I guess I want the "full-on" story instead....